Torpedo.



I. A. WEAVER.

TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED APR-13. 1918.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

l. A. WEAVER.

TORPEDO.

APPLICATION man APR. 13, ms.

1,290,815.. Patented Jan. 7,1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I. A. WEAVER.

TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED APrma. ms.

1,29%,815. Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA A. WEAVER, or SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'ro THE wEAvER MANUFAC TUBING COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

TORPEDO.

torpedoes of the type adapted and capable of distributing or dropping bombs or other explosives while in transit, such, for example, as those suitable for the destruction of submerged submarines. One Object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this kind whereby the bombs or other explosive appliances will be automatically discharged at predetermined intervals in such a way as to have practically no detrimental effects on the course of the traveling torpedo. Another feature of the invention is the provision of adjustable means for governing 0r regulating the period during which the torpedo shall distribute or discharge its bombs, and a further salient purpose of the invention is to provide suitable locking means for the mechanism controlling the discharge Of the bombs, whereby danger of accidents is eliminated. Additionally, the appliance is so constructed that all of the bombs or explosive shells of the magazine shall be exploded to ether Or conjointly upon the torpedo ma ing a direct hit. The production of a device of this eneral character which is without compl cations, which is inexpensive to produce, which is effective in results, whlch is locked against unintentional or premature explosion, and which may be readily and easily combined with a torpedo of general stan ard dimensions and design, is, of course; one of the main and leadingobjects-of the invention. Facility of removal of the bomb magazine and its associated timing mechanisms and their ready replacement in posltion in the torpedo constitutes a further valuable characteristic of the invention.

In order that those skilled in this art may have a full and complete understanding of the invention and its various advantages, both from a-structuraland functional standpoint, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part Of this speclfication, a preferred embodiment of the invention, and throughout the various views Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 13, 1918.

WEAVER, a,

Patented Jan. '7, 1919. Serial N0. 228,293.

of these drawings like reference characters refer to the ame parts.

In the drawings: a I Figure 1 shows the torpedo in the launching-tube, the latter bein partially broken away to more clearly in mate the construction;

The torpedo characterized 20 as a Whole,

in a general way,'is inmost respects like or similar to the standard appliance having the usual shell or casing 21 housing a compressed-air storage compartment 22, a turbine 23 with suit-able controlling-means, and a propeller-shaft 24 driven by the turbine and equipped at its rear end with a pair of screw propellers 25 and 26.

At its forward end the torpedo, just in advance of the compressed-air reservoir, has a'bomb-magazine chamber 27, and at its head or nose the torpedo has another compartment 28 adapted to contain the timing-gearing. These two chambers 27 and 28 have between them a 'partitiOn-Wall 29 provided centrally with a bearing 30'for the journal 31 of a rotary bomb-magazine or revolublecradle 32- having at its rear end a cylindrical part 33 supported by and capable of turning on a bearing-member 34 secured to and extended forwardly from the front face of the dished or bellied wall 35 of the air reservoir 22. In the present instance, as is clearly illustrated, this cradle Or magazine member is constructed to accommodate five bombs 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40, but it-will be readily understood that the number of bombs is immaterial.

The compartment 27 at its lower portion Fig. 2 illustrates the torpedo in elevation v is provided with an opening 41 of substantial I hook-shaped member 43 secured to its inner or upper-face and adapted to hold the cover in closed position by extending through a hole 44 in an adjacent stationary inclined wall 45 forming a direct extension of the similarly-disposed rear wall 46 of each bomb compartment, as such compartment, during the rotation of the magazine or cradle, is brought to its lowermost positlon. At its front end the door or cover has a bracket 47 to which a catch 48 is pivoted, the tail of such catch or lock being adapted to be engaged by the first bomb as it turns into dischargin position, whereby the cover is automatlcally unlocked or released and falls away from the opening. It will be perceived that the front end of such door or cover is first released and as this drops somewhat under its own weight, it catches the water above it which quickly swings the cover down, causing the complete release or freeing of its rear end so that the cover as a whole drops away from the torpedo.

A pipe or tube 50 extends centrally through the air-reservoir and through its end walls and accommodates within it a shaft 51 extended through the turbine and into the propeller-shaft 24 with which it is operatively connected, whereby the rotation of the propeller-shaft effects the revolution of this forwardly-extended shaft, the front end of which is fitted and keyed in a sleeve v52 which it drives. This sleeve in turn is keyed to a nut 53 threaded into the part 31, the internal threads of the latter extending only part way of the length, whereby turning of the shaft 51, sleeve 52, and nut 53,

v brlngs about the longitudinalbodily travel of the latter until its threads are free from (those of the part 31. Acollar 54 surrounds and is longitudinally-Slidable on the cylindrical exterior of the hub 31 and is so shaped and fixed over the front end of the bombs in their magazine compartments as to pre vent their unintentional lengthwise displacement except when permitted to do so by the nut having traveled forwardly. In other words, the position of the nut determines whether or not the bombs are axially slidable in the magazine. Such control is secured by providing an inwardly-extended lug 55 on the collar overlying the face of the nut and slidingly accommodated in a lengthwise slot 56 in hub 31. This part of the device is provided as a safety appliance to prevent unintentional or premature detonation of the bomb before the torpedo has traveled at least a short distance. In other words, it renders the torpedo safe for handling before discharge from its launching-tube.

. sary to be described in detail because it may be of any usual or suitable character, drives a pinion 59 and a shaft 60. Such shaft has loosely mounted thereon a pinion 61, in mesh with' a gear 62 on the revoluble bombmagazine hub 31 and an associated clutchelement 63. Slidable on the shaft is a com-- panion clutch-element 64 pressed, .as by a spring 65, toward element 63. When the clutch is permitted to be operative, the multichambered bomb receptacle or storage device is rotated at a comparatively slow speed by tlfiefiturbine which drives the propellers a The timing-mechanism includes also a shaft 7 O, revoluble and longitudinally slid able in the bearing 71 in the front wall of the gear-housing, which has a gear 72 fixed thereto so as to 'be rotated therewith, the gear having on its inner or rear face a circular flange or cam element thickened at 74, at which point it is cutthrough at 7 5,.the gap or recess having an inclined rear surface 76 (see Fig. 7). As is clearly illustrated, this gap or recess is not ofthe full width of the flange (see Fig. 3), being approximately one-half or two-thirds of such width. Shaft 70 has a collar 77 pinned thereto against which and against the front face of the gear-casing, a coil expansionspring 78 encircling the bearing 71 presses,

tending to force the shaft forwardly and to terminal portion of the shaft is receivedin a cavity or recess 81 in such nose-piece.

The timing or regulating appliance includes also a lever 82 fulcrumed at 83 and having a lug or finger 84 adapted to ride on the outer curved'surface of flange or cam 73 and passed through the gap when the latter, during the rotation of gear 72 and the cam, comes into register therewith.

Lever 82 has another arm 85 adapted to engage a flange or circular shoulder on the movable clutch-element 64 and holds said element against the action of spring 65 in inoperative relation to the companion clutchelement 63. A lateral finger 86 on lever-arm 85 is provided to engage between the teeth of pinion 61 and lock it and the bomb-magazine against turning. It will be seen, there fore, that this single lever locks the clutch open ing. -When the gap in the cam comes into register with the finger 84, however, the latter will be positively depressed by the inand also looks themagazine from tu'rnclined face 76 and the two locking means positively moved into unlocking position, whereupon the clutch will become active and the bomb-magazine will begin to rotate.

The gearing is so arranged that gear 72 will make one complete revolution during the entire travel of the torpedo. By pushing rearwardly shaft 70 and then turning it any predetermined amount, the gap 75 may be moved a distance away from the finger 84 a definite amount corresponding to the required time interval, so that until the gear 7 has turned this amount, that is, until the shaft or sleeve 94, to the torpedo has traveled a certain distance, the bomb magazine is locked against rotation. As indicated above, however, when the gap 75, during the turning of gear 72, comes into register with the finger 84, the latter passes down through it by reason of the positive depressing action of the inclined surface 76, thereby rocking the lever as a whole, freeing the clutch which immediately becomes operative to drive the pinion, and also unlocks the pinion, whereupon the turning of the magazine begins.

In order to set or adjust this timing mechanism before the torpedo leaves its launching-tube, thereby determining beforehand when the discharge of the ombs or shells shall begin, I provide on the exterior of such launching-tube a plurality of alined bearings 90, 91, 92, and 93 1), supporting an oscillator}; slidablehollow a radial-arm 95 is fixed, such arm being of I proper length so that its outer or free end may, by the turning of the hollow shaft or sleeve, be swung into and out of register with shaft 70. To permit such oscillation and lengthwise movement of the shaft and arm, the-rear end of the former is equipped with a suitable manipulating handle 96.

This hollow-shaft has within it another shaft 97 .whose front part projects beyond the corresponding end of such incasing hollow-shaft and the protruding end of the inner shaft is fitted with a sprocket-wheel 98 co-acting with the sprocket-chain 99, which in turn coiiperates with a sprocket-wheel 100 mounted on the outer end of arm 95. These wheels and the companion chain, as wvell as the supporting-arm may, if desired, be approprlately incased as may, be convenient.

The inner face of the sprocket-wheel 100 or the shaft on which it is fitted is shaped to fit over the front end of shaft 70 and recessed to receive the crosspin 80. As has been indicated, these interfitted shafts and their appurtenant parts, are not only rotatable in the bearings, but also to a slight extent longitudinally slidable therein, whereby the arm 95 may be swung into operative position and then shifted slightly rearwardly, thereby operatively coupling gear 100 and shaft 70, and pushing the latter back against ont end of which 7 As to the accessibility the action of spring 78, and shifting gear 72 rearwardly out of mesh with its companion pinion 59. When thus freed, this gear 72 and its associated cam flange 73, may be turned by rotating shaft 97 so as to set the timing of the delivery of the bombs, such discharge, as will be readily understood, being determined by the distance the gap 75 is moved away from the finger 84. To permit such manipulation of the parts, the rear end of shaft 97 is fitted with a handle 101 and an adjacent graduated scale or index 102 indicating the time period for which the torpedo is set before the discharge of the bombs will begin.

Each bomb or shell has a Spring-pressed firing-pin 105 protected by being well within the end of latter being thus rendered relatively safe to handle. This pin has a small breakable chain 106 fastened thereto, the other end of the chain being secured to the bomb magazine at 107. When the first bomb, "during the rotation of the ma azine or storage cradle reaches or approaches its lowermost position, it releases catch 48 and pushes down the front end of cover 42. The water catching the latter, rocks it down until its rear end is released, .whereupon it falls away from the torpedo, leaving the opening or exit 41 free. During the discharge or descent of the bomb through this opening, its back curved end slides down the incline 45, 46, and the bomb passes through the exit opening in the direction indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Thereupon the strain put upon the chain causes the retraction of the firing-pin, andupon the severance of the chain, the freed pin, under the influence of its spring, detonates the bomb or shell, the timing of the explosions being such that the bomb will drop to some depth before bursting. In the meantime, of course,,the torpedo has passed on out of harms way.

To assist in exploding all of the bombs at the same time when the traveling torpedo such explosive appliance, the

has a disk 110 fitted on and rotatable with the magazine-hub 31, such disk havinglugs or projections 111 in line with or directly in front of'the firing-pins. When, therefore, the safety-collar 54, having been automatically freed during the first section of the travel of the torpedo, all ofthe bombs suddenly slide forwardly, if the torpedo makes a direct hit, the chains pull on all of the firing-pins, and then break, and such pins strike the lugs and simultaneously detonate all the bombs.

and removability of the timing-gearing and the bomb-magazine, it should be observed that the casing of chamber 28 is readily detachable owing to its telescopic fit over the outer part of the partition-.wall 29. Such removal renders &

the timing appliance easily reached and demountable if desired by removing the screws holding the casing to the partitionwall. The shell or wall of compartment 27, which may conveniently be integral with the wall 29is also easily removed from the main body of the torpedo because of its telescopic fit therewith. Such removal permits the demounting of the bomb-magazine with facility and despatch. The shaft being sectional as specified, permits such ready removal of the parts without difliculty.

This improved and novel appliance is operated practically asfollows, assuming that the magazine has been charged with bombs with their chains properly secured, and that the safety-collar 54 has been rendered op erative to hold the bombs against movement by screwing in nut 53. A submarine, which it is desired to destroy, having been sighted at a range or distance away of two thousand yards, for example, the gunner or operator, by manipulating the handles 96 and 101 and by. reading the dial 102, shifts gear 72 rearwardly out of mesh with its operating-pinion 59, and then turns such gear and its camflange an amount corresponding to such distance. During this operation, there is no danger of finger 84 passing through the gap in the cam-flange, because 1f such gap should by chance come into register with the finger, the latter, owing to the retracted position of the cam-flange, is riding on the part 74. Stated otherwise, the finger can only pass B through the gap when the .gear and its flange are in their advanced position with the gear in mesh with its pinion. Arm 95 and. its associated parts are then swung out of the way and gear 7 2,'under the influence of its spring 78, slides forwardly into cooperative drlving relation with its pinion. The torpedo is then launched in the usual way. After having traveled a short distance, the nut 53 will have been fed for- 5 wardly by the turning of shaft 51, sufliciently to release it from the internal threads of hub 31.' This, of course, enables the safety collar 54 to slide forwardly on the hub if the torpedo strikes an object and the impact shifts the bombs forwardly. If

this occurs, all of the bombs will be exploded at the same time in the manner described.' Conceding that. no such hit occurs, the torpedo travels along for 1,750 yards, whereupon, the first bomb is discharged from the torpedo followed by the others at equal timed intervals. This spacing of the bombs is so predetermined and.-

callculated that one of them, assuming that the range and direction of travel were correct, is practically certa1n to entirely destroy or seriously cripple the submerged submarine. Before such first bomb is delivered,

the constant slow rotation of flange 7 3 5 brings itsgap or passage 75 beneath finger which, of course, in falling away from the 84, whereupon the clutch element 64 and the pinion 61 are immediately and positively unlocked or released and the turning of the bomb-magazine begins and continues indefinitely, being revolved, as well as thetimegearing, by the motive power which drives the torpedo propeller-shaft. The bringing of the first bomb into place releases cover 42 torpedo, is lost. Then the bombs are dropped in succession as described. The spent torpedo floats on the surface of the water and may be recovered, refilled with bombs, and used repeatedly.

It will be appreciated, therefore, that the various objects and purposes sought to be accomplished by the production of a device of this kind have been consummated and completed in the im roved torpedo herein illustrated and described. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited and restricted to the precise and exact features of structure presented, be cause many minor mechanical changes may be made in the torpedo without departure from the substance of the invention and without the sacrifice of any of its substantial benefits and advantages.

I claim:

1. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to discharge said bombs from the torpedo in succession, a timing-mechanism detachably secured in said torpedo, and a casing constituting a transverse section of the torpedo shell covering said timing-mech-' anism and removably associated with and forming an extension of the main body of the shell of the torpedo, substantially as described.

2. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to discharge said bombs from the torpedo in succession, a timing-mechanism detachably secured in said torpedo, and a casing forming the front tapered part of the torpedo-shell covering said timing-means and removably associated with said shell, substantially as described;

3. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a bomb-magazine detachably secured in said torpedo, means to discharge the bombs in succession from said torpedo, means governing the time of said bomb discharge, and a casing constituting a transverse section of the torpedo shell inclosing said bomb-magazine associated with and forming an extension of the main body of the shell of the torpedo, substantially as'described'.

4. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a bomb-magazine detachably secured in said torpedo, a casing constituting a transverse section of the torpedo shell inclosing said bomb-magazine removably associated with and forming an extension of the main body of the shell of the torpedo, means to discharge-the bombs in succession from the torpedo, means governing the time of said bomb discharge, and a casing constituting a said compressed-air chamber, means to discharge said bombs from the torpedo in succession, a timing-mechanism in front of said bomb-magazine governing said discharge, and means permitting ready removal of said timing-mechanism from the torpedo, substantially as described.

6. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, and means to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from the torpedo in succession, substantially as described.

7. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, and means driven by the motive-power of the torpedo to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from thetorpedo in succession, substantially. as described.

8. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a' revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, and means driven by the drivingmeans for the torpedo propeller-shaft to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from the torpedo in succession, substantially as described.

9. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from thetorpedo in succession, and adjustable timing-means governing said revolution, substantially as described.

10. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said toredo, means to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from the torpedo in succession, and timing-means controlling the initiation of the revolution of said magazine, substantially as described.

11. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from the torpedo in succession, and timing-means driven by the motive power of the torpedo governing the revolution of said magazine, substantially as described.

12. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means driven by the motive power of the torpedo to revolve said magazine and discharge its bombs from the torpedo in succession, and timing-means driven by the motive-power of the torpedo governlng the revolution of said magazine, substantially as described.

13. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo having an opening for the delivery of bombs therethrough, a bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to discharge the bombs of said magazine in successlon through said opening, a cover for said opening, a plurality of means to secure said cover to the torpedo, and means (to release one of said securing means prior to the release of another, substantially as described.

14. An appliance of the character de scribed comprising in combination, a torpedo having an opening for the delivery of bombs therethrough, a bomb-magazine in.

said torpedo, means to discharge the bombs of said magazine in succession through said opening, a cover for said opening, means to secure the front and rear ends of said cover to the torpedo-shell, and means to release said front securing means before the release of said rear securing means, substantially as described.

15. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo having an opening for the delivery of bombs therethrough, a coverfor sa1d opening, a hook-shaped retaining means to hold the rear end of the cover in place. other retaining means for the front end of the cover,

and means to release said latter retaining means, substantially as described.

.16. An appliance of the character de- SCIlbBd'\ comprising in combination a torpedo having an opening for the dehvery of bombs therethrough, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move sa1d magazine to cause its bombs to be delivered in succession from the torpedo through sa1d opening, and a sloping wall causing the bomb passing through said opening to be downwardly and rearwardly directed, substantially as described.

17. An appliance of the character described comprising in combinat on, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine 1n sa1d torpedo, means to move sa1d magazlne to discharge its-bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine agamst moving-means against operation, and cammovement, and means to unlock said lock, substantially as described.

18. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to revolve said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against rotation, and means to unlock said lock, substantially as described.

19. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means tolock said magazine against movement, means to unlock said lock, and means to adjust the time of operation of said unlocking-means before the torpedo is launched, substantially as described.

20. An appl'ance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against movement, and means actuated by the motive-power of the torpedo to unlock said lock, substantially as described.

21. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazine to dis charge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against movement, means to lock said magazinemoving-means against operation, and means to unlocksaid locks, substantially as described. I

22. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against movement, means to lock said-magazinemoving-means against operation, and means actuated by the motive-power of the torpedo to unlock said locks, substantially as described.

23. An appliance or the character de scribed comprising in combination, a torpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against movement, means to lock said magazinemeans actuated by the motive power of the torpedo to unlock said locks, substantially as described.

24. An appliance of the character described comprisin" in combination, a terpedo, a movable bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to move said magazme to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against movement, means to lock said magazinemoving-means against operation, and cammeans to positively hold said locks in operative position and to render them inoperative. substantially as described.

25. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble bomb-magazine in said torpedo, means to revolve said magazine to discharge its bombs in' succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against rotation, means to lock said magazine-revolving means against operation, and cam-means operated by the motive power of the torpedo to positively hold said locks in operative osition and to render them inoperative, su stantially as described. 1

26. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, means in said torpedo adapted to accommodate a bomb, means to hold said bomb in position in the torpedo against substantial movement, and means to shift'the position of said holding means after the torpedo has started on its course, thereby permitting bodily movement of the bomb and its explosion in case the torpedo makes a direct hit, substantially as described.

27. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, means in sald torpedo adapted to accommodate a bomb, means to hold said bomb in position in the torpedo against substantial movement, and means driven by the motive power of the torpedo to shift the position of said holdin means after the torpedo has started on its course, thereby permitting bodily movement of the bomb and its explosion in case the torpedo makes a direct hit, substantially as described.

28. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a magazine in said torpedo adapted to accommodate a plurality of bombs, means common to all of said bombs to hold them in position in the magazine against substantial movement, and means to shift the position of said holding means-after the torpedo has started on its course, thereby permitting simultaneous bodily movemen' of the bombs and their explosion in case the torpedo makes a direct hit, substantially as described.

29. An appliance of the character, described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a magazine in said torpedo adapted to accommodate a plurality of bombs, means common to all of said bombs to hold them in osition in the magazine against substantia movement, and means driven by the motive power of the torpedo to shift the position of said holding means after the torpedo has started on its course, thereby permitting simultaneous bodily movement of the bombs and their explosion in case the torpedo makes a direct hit, substantially as described.

30. An appliance of the character described comprising. in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble magazine said torpedo adapted to accommodate a plurality of bombs means to revolve said magazine to discharge the bombs in succession from the torpedo, means common to all of said bombs to hold them in position in the magazine against substantial movement, and means to shift the position of 'said holding means after the torpedo has started on its course,

thereby permitting bodily movement of thebombs and their explosion in case the tor- .pedo makes a direct hit, substantially as described.

31. Anappliance of the character described comprising-in combination, a torpedo, a revoluble magazine in said torpedo adapted to accommodate a plurality of bombs, means to revolve said magazine to discharge its bombs in succession from the torpedo, means to lock said magazine against rotation, means to unlock said lock after the torpedo has started on its co means common to all of said bombs to hold them in position in the magazine against substantial movement, and means driven by themotive power of the torpedo to shift the position of said holding means after the torpedo has started on its course, thereby permitting bodily movement of the bombs and their explosion in the torpedo in case the latte makes a direct hit, substantially as d( scribed.

32. An appliance of the character de scribed comprising in combination, a to] pedo, a magazine revoluble in said torped and adapted to accommodate a plurality o bombs, means drivenby the motive powe of the torpedo to revolve said magazine t efl'ect the discharge of its bombs in succes -sion from the torpedo, means to lock an unlock said magazine and its rotating means means common to all of said bombs to hol them in position in the magazine agains substantial movement therein, and mean: driven by the motive power of the torped to shift the position of said holding mean: after the torpedo has started on its course thereby permitting bodily movement-of th bombs relative to the magazine and theii explosion in the torpedo in case the latte] makes a direct hit, substantially as described. 33. An appliance of the character described comprising in combination, a torpedo, a bomb in said torpedo, means to deliver the bomb from said torpedo, and a breakable element securing the firmg-pin of said bomb to said torpedo whereby the bomb is set ofl bythe movement of theomb efi'ecting such breakage, substantlally as described.

111A A; WEAVER. 

